Argas streptopelia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ixodoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Ixodida Superfamilia: Ixodoidea

Familia: Argasidae
Subfamilia: Argasinae
Genus: Argas
Species: Argas streptopelia

Name

Argas streptopelia Kaiser, Hoogstraal and Horner, 1970

Primary references

• Kaiser, M. N., Hoogstraal, H. & Horner, K. O. 1970: The subgenus Persicargas (Ixodoidea, Argasidae, Argas). 10. A. (P.) streptopelia, new species, a widely distributed parasite of resident and migrating doves in Africa and Cyprus, and epidemiological considerations. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 62 (3) : 799–807.